What does a typical golf-course trading day look like in the video?
In the video (o2bZjoMHLfI), a group of NZ-based traders start their day with a gym session at Fitness Cartel, then head to Akarana Golf Course for a 2v1 Ambrose match, while gold (XAU) chart commentary runs through the footage.
Before leaving for the gym, the narrator says gold had pushed to an all-time high the previous week and that "there's going to be crazy movement today," and he says the plan is to watch that move develop across the Asian, London and New York sessions while still going to the gym and playing golf. The golf match itself is framed as a friendly wager: one trader offers to donate $500 to the Mi Day Foundation if his team loses, and the group plays in golf attire supplied by a sponsor mentioned on screen. Between shots, the group returns several times to an on-screen chart showing gold consolidating near its high, and the traders narrate what they are watching for rather than reacting to it shot by shot.
Who are the traders featured, and what's their trading background?
Two traders introduced by name, Ross and Steve, describe their own trading history on camera; both say they are not yet reliably profitable, and their comments are personal testimony rather than verified results.
Ross says he is a personal trainer and a former electrician ("Sparky") of 14 years, and that he has traded "on and off" for about three years, "profitable here and there, not really." He says he completed three separate trading courses that "showed the basics but didn't say why," and that joining RihariFX's education platform (the "EP") and watching other members changed his understanding of "why price is going in certain areas." Steve says he trades three to four months a year, previously followed YouTube and Instagram traders, and joined the EP roughly three weeks before filming. He says he is "week three" into the EP, has already started trading a live account, states he wants to be profitable "before the years off" (by year's end), and adds "I don't know, something about losing your own money," and that he still has "a long way to go." Both accounts are first-person statements made on camera; the video does not present independently audited trading records for either trader.
How do these traders keep track of gold while they're on the course?
Between holes, an on-screen trader narrates that gold has been consolidating at its high, has "taken liquidity above" that high, and that the group is waiting for a lower-timeframe "change of character" before treating a move down as confirmed.
He says an alert has been set on that level, and that "everyone that's watching it in the Discord" is also positioned on gold and waiting for the same confirmation, describing it as a team effort rather than a solo call. He is explicit about the tradeoff, saying "we could get caught out a little bit" if price keeps pushing up instead of down, and at one point states plainly, "nothing playing out on the chart at the moment, so that's where we enjoy golf, enjoy our day. As a day trader you don't have to be on the charts all the time." That line is the closest the video comes to a general claim about day trading, and it describes his own workflow, an alert plus a shared Discord watching a single setup, not a guarantee that markets behave predictably enough for any trader to safely step away.
What analogy do the traders draw between bodybuilding discipline and trading discipline?
Between gym sets, one trader compares bodybuilding contest prep to trading, saying both come down to sticking to a plan and, in his words, "protecting your capital" the same way a competitor protects their diet and training routine.
He mentions doing a few bodybuilding competitions, recalls eating as little as 1600 calories a day during prep, and says the discipline of "going through prep, diet, all those things" is comparable to "sticking to your trading plan." Another exchange in the gym compares trading styles to physiques and training styles, one trader says "everyone's approach is not going to be the same," comparing a swing trader to a scalper the way a powerlifter trains differently to a bodybuilder. Later, missing a short putt, one trader says "it's all about psychology, you know, it's just like trading." These are personal reflections about mindset and process discipline made in conversation on camera; none of them describe or promise any specific trading result.
What role does RihariFX's education platform play, according to the traders?
Ross and Steve both credit "the EP", RihariFX's education and Discord community, with explaining the reasoning behind price moves in a way they say three prior, unrelated courses did not. These are on-camera testimonials from two participants, not independently verified outcomes or a claim that the EP produces profitable traders.
Ross frames the difference as depth: earlier courses "kind of showed the basics but they didn't say why," while watching other EP members trade gave him, in his words, a "crazy understanding" of price behaviour. Steve frames it as speed: in three weeks he says he has "already learned heaps" and moved to a live account, while cautioning it's "still a long way to go." Neither trader states a win rate, account size, return figure, or subscription price for the EP in the video, and the video does not claim the EP is licensed to give financial advice. Anyone weighing the EP based on this video is weighing two personal, short-tenure impressions, not a performance record.
How does the golf-course footage compare with the claims behind it?
The video blends things that are directly observable (the gym visit, the golf match, the on-screen chart commentary), things that are personal testimony (Ross and Steve's course experiences), and, where cited separately in this article, facts published by outside regulators and institutions. Keeping those three categories distinct matters more than the golf footage itself.
| Statement | Source | Verification status | |---|---|---| | Gold pushed to an all-time high the week before filming | Narrator, on-screen chart commentary | Not independently verified in this article | | The EP explained "why" price moves in a way three prior courses did not | Ross, on camera | Personal testimonial, not verified performance data | | Steve is trading a live account in week three of the EP | Steve, on camera | Personal testimonial, not verified performance data | | 68% of Australian retail CFD investors lost money in FY2024 | ASIC Report 828 | Regulator-published, independently verifiable | | Average daily OTC forex turnover was US$9.6 trillion in April 2025 | BIS 2025 Triennial Survey | Central-bank-published, independently verifiable |
The video makes no pricing, licensing, or typical-results claim about the EP, and this article does not add one. The two sourced statistics in the table are general market and regulatory context, not a description of Ross or Steve's individual outcomes.
What steps does the video show for stepping away from the charts without missing the move?
The footage lays out a five-step routine the traders follow that day to combine golf with a live gold setup. It describes one day for this group, not a strategy this article recommends or verifies as repeatable for other traders.
- Check the chart before leaving for the day and note the key level: the narrator says gold is consolidating just under its recent all-time high.
- Mark that level and set a price alert rather than watching the chart continuously.
- Share the level with the team and the wider Discord community, so more than one person is watching for the same confirmation.
- Go and do something else physically active, in this case a gym session followed by a round of golf, and treat the alert, not the clock, as the trigger to look back at the screen.
- Between holes, check the chart for the specific confirmation defined in advance (here, a lower-timeframe "change of character"); if it hasn't happened, the narrator says the plan is to keep enjoying the round rather than force a trade.
What do independently verified numbers say about the market and risk behind this scene?
Two figures from outside sources give scale and risk context for gold and forex trading generally; neither figure describes Ross, Steve, or RihariFX specifically, and neither appears in the video itself.
The BIS 2025 Triennial Survey reported average daily OTC foreign-exchange turnover of US$9.6 trillion in April 2025, which is the scale of market the gold move discussed in the video sits within. Separately, ASIC Report 828: Risky business recorded that 68% of Australian retail CFD investors lost money in the 2024 financial year. That figure covers Australian retail CFD accounts specifically; the video's traders are introduced as New Zealand-based, so the ASIC figure is useful general context for the broader retail CFD and forex-derivatives category rather than a direct measurement of this group's results.
Read together, the two figures describe a very large market in which a majority of surveyed Australian retail accounts did not finish the year ahead, a useful counterweight to lifestyle footage of a trading day spent partly on a golf course. The video documents one day for two traders who each describe themselves as not yet consistently profitable, using an alert and a shared Discord to monitor a single gold setup rather than presenting a repeatable business or income claim, and it should be read as a personal account and a piece of lifestyle content, not as evidence of typical results. Nothing in the video or in this article should be read as a promise of income, of investment returns, or of the safety of any particular trading approach.
Which sources support these statistics?
ASIC Report 828 and the Bank for International Settlements 2025 Triennial Survey support the cited statistics. They report market-wide CFD-loss and foreign-exchange-turnover data, not evidence that a trading method, educator or reader will obtain any particular result.
- ASIC Report 828: Risky business — 68% of retail CFD investors lost money in FY24.
- Bank for International Settlements 2025 Triennial Survey — OTC FX turnover reached US$9.6 trillion per day in April 2025.
What questions do readers ask about this topic?
The answers below address the adjacent practical questions readers ask after reviewing the article and its source material. Each answer describes the available evidence and does not replace an independent review of current terms, risks or personal circumstances.
Is the gold trade shown in the video a guaranteed setup?
No. The video shows a trader setting a price alert on gold and waiting for a lower-timeframe "change of character" to confirm a move; he says explicitly they could get caught out if price kept rising instead, and no return or outcome is stated on camera.
Are Ross and Steve, the traders featured, consistently profitable?
No, based on their own statements. Ross says he has traded on and off for three years and been profitable here and there, not really, and Steve says he is only in week three of trading a live account and still has a long way to go toward his year-end profitability goal.
What is "the EP" that Ross and Steve mention?
The video's traders use the EP to refer to RihariFX's education platform and Discord community, which they credit with explaining why price moves happen rather than just showing chart patterns. This is their personal impression, not a verified comparison against the three earlier courses they mention.
Does the video state a price, guarantee, or licensing status for the EP?
No. Neither trader mentions a subscription cost, a win rate, an account return, or any regulatory licence for the EP; the video is limited to two short personal testimonials about how the material was explained to them.
How large is the market that this gold trade sits within?
According to the [BIS 2025 Triennial Survey](https://www.bis.org/statistics/rpfx25_fx.pdf), average daily OTC foreign-exchange turnover reached US$9.6 trillion in April 2025, making it one of the largest financial markets in the world.
What share of retail CFD traders in Australia lose money, and does that apply to this video's traders?
The [ASIC Report 828](https://download.asic.gov.au/media/tq0he35c/rep828-published-20-january-2026.pdf) found 68% of Australian retail CFD investors lost money in FY2024. That figure covers Australian retail CFD accounts specifically, and since the video's traders are introduced as New Zealand-based, it should be read as general market context rather than a measurement of their individual results.
Which RihariFX videos support this article?
The embedded RihariFX videos and their original English transcripts are the primary sources for the source-video claims in this article. They record what was said in each video and do not independently verify performance, price, licensing or typical results.